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No part of this publication may be reproducedin any form or by any means-graphic, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, taping or information storage and retrieval systems-without the written permission of A & C Black Publishers Limited.  \nThis book is produced using paper that is made from wood grown in managed, sustainable forests. It is natural, renewable and recyclable. The logging and manufacturing processes conform to the environmental regulations of the country of origin.  \nTypeset in 8.5pt on 12pt Meta-Light  \nPrinted and bound in Great Britain by Bookmarque Ltd, Croydon, Surrey  \nCONTENTS  \nABOUTTHISBOOK ......................... v  \nINTRODUCTION .......................... ix  \nA–ZOFENTRIES ............................ 1  \nCRIMEFICTIONAWARDS .................. 159  \nINDEX ................................. 164  \nABOUTTHISBOOK  \nThis book is not intended to provide a list of the 100 ‘best’ crime novels. Any such definitive list is an impossibility, given the huge variety of fiction that is classified as ‘crime fiction’ and the difficulty of directly comparing books which were written with very different intentions and in very different cultural circumstances. How is it possible to take, say, a Lord Peter Wimsey novel by Dorothy L. Sayers and one of James Ellroy’s LA Quartet and say which of them is ‘the best’? Both may fall within the broad church of crime fiction but comparing them directly is as useful as comparing apples and pears. Some like apples; some like pears. Some like both. We have been guided instead by the title of our book and have chosen 100 books to read in order to gain an overview of the rich and diverse writing to be found in crime fiction. We aimed to produce a book that would prove useful as a starting point for exploring the genre, and the introduction attempts the difficult, if not impossible, task of galloping through the history of crime fiction in a few thousand words.  \nThe individual entries are arranged A to Z by author. They describe the plot of each title while aiming to avoid too many ‘spoilers’, offer some value judgements and usually include some information about the author’s career and their place in the history of crime fiction. We have noted significant film versions of the books (with dates of release), where applicable.  \n100 MUST-READ CRIME FICTION NOVELS  \nEach entry is followed by a ‘Read On’ list which includes books by the same author, books by stylistically similar writers or books on a theme relevant to the entry. 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